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Why did the small states create the New Jersey plan?
Because the plan gave each state one vote, so that small states would have as much power as large states.
Did the Virgina plan favor large or small states?
Large states
How did the Virginia Plan give power to the central government?
The Virginia plan wanted a bicameral legislature, with each state having representation depending on their population. This appealed to the large states but less to the small states, who favored the New Jersey Plan, which provided a single house of goverment with states represented equally, no matter the size or population. In the end, parts of both plan were used under the Connecticut compromise, in which the federal government was bicameral, in with one chamber appointed based on population (the House of Representatives) and the other chamber with every state represented equally.
How did the Virginia Plan address the weakness of the articles of confederation?
Small states didnt like it because they wouldnt be represented well. The New Jersey Plan had equal representation for all states, but then large states were upset, so the Great Compromise met in the middle, one house with equal representation and one with representation determined by population.
Why did new jersey's delegates object to the Virginia Plan?
They preferred the confederation system in which all states were represented equally.
Why did small states in particular prefer in New Jersey plan?
it represented the states as equals
Why did small states in particular prefer the the New Jersey Plan?
it represented the states as equals
What Plan represented the position of the smaller states at the Constitutional Convention?
The New Jersey Plan.
Why is the great compromise considered a bundle of compromise?
it is called a bundle of compromises because it includes the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan, satisfying each plan's followers and ideas. it satisfied the small and large states where in the senate the states are equally represented and in the house it is represented by population.
How would the New Jersey plan help?
The New Jersey Plan stated that all states would be represented by and equal number of legislators. This is great for small states but would not be enough representation for states with larger populations.
In which plan were all states to be represented equally in the legislature?
new jersey plan
Why did the Virginia plan support larger states?
to be represented
How would states be represented in congress under the jersey plan?
They would be represented equally.
What plan said that all states would be equally represented?
The New Jersey Plan
Which plan were all states to be represented equally in the legislature?
new jersey plan
Who was the delegate of the Constitutional Convention who proposed states be represented equally?
William Paterson, a delegate from New Jersey, proposed the Small States Plan or New Jersey Plan, to provide equal representation to the states regardless of size. The larger states favored the Virginia Plan, which allocated representation on the basis of population. The large and small states compromised by using the Virginia Plan as a model for the House of Representatives and the New Jersey Plan as a model for the US Senate.
What plan proposed a unicameral congress in which the states would be represented equally?
New Jersey Plan
